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Listening to Lin Junzhao, Pei Yan frowned deeply. He understood that she was referring to the new ability he awakened after devouring the source fragments of the four planes—nuclear abilities!

Honestly, this new ability left Pei Yan with mixed feelings. When he first realized he had mastered this ability, joy nearly escaped his lips, but ultimately, reason prevailed!

He clearly understood that this power must never be spoken of. If the Investigation Bureau discovered that he possessed the ability to generate nuclear energy, he, who was already under strict surveillance, could forget about freedom. Moreover, the destructive and unique nature of this ability meant he didn't dare to use it casually, except to provide energy to other machines. He couldn't imagine the terrifying scene if he recklessly caused nuclear pollution.

Because of this, whether dealing with Shen Yu and others or after several probes by Gu Shenghui, he kept silent except for secretly consulting Engineer Li, who had sworn to keep his secret. As a result, such a powerful ability was in his hands like a chicken rib—useless yet too valuable to discard.

Seeing Pei Yan's hesitation, Lin Junzhao's voice rose again, "You have concerns in the real world, but now that you're here, what are you worrying about? Why not seize the opportunity to become proficient with your abilities?"

"No!" Pei Yan responded irritably, "If I hadn't known the characteristics of these insects from Sifuer's group, I might have used this power. But now I can't!" He paused to dodge an attack from a scythe-wielding combatant, then retreated and responded in his mind, "They simulate and resist attacks they've encountered. Although I don't think these creatures could mimic the scale of a nuclear weapon's attack, just developing resistance to nuclear abilities would be cause for extreme caution!"

"Didn't you hear them say those disgusting insects only develop resistance corresponding to their host? You're already planning to kill their host, so what does it matter?" Lin Junzhao asked disdainfully.

Pei Yan snorted coldly in response, retorting, "First, there's no assurance we can eliminate all three hosts. What if one escapes? Even if I manage to kill all three, how can you trust the intelligence provided by the Hell Realm to be accurate? What if information is shared between hosts? Even if that chance is only one in ten thousand, I can't take that risk!"

He sighed lengthily, "I don't know if this war will affect the world I live in, but if it does, nuclear weapons will be our ultimate trump card. If used, it must be to wipe out the enemy completely with no chance of recovery. I won't make a dangerous move like that, giving these enemies the potential to develop resistance to nuclear weapons prematurely!"

After hearing Pei Yan's words, Lin Junzhao fell silent. Moments later, her voice echoed in his mind again, "You're right. I hadn't considered this thoroughly enough."

Lin Junzhao may act independently and with self-centeredness, but as the source of the Foundation Plane, she naturally doesn't want her world invaded. She is also keenly aware of the biggest reliance her plane has against others; as Pei Yan said, revealing this trump card too early is indeed unwise.

Thinking of this, she paused, then continued, "You could use other abilities. According to my assessment, you're on the verge of a fifth-level awakening. The essence within these insects is too low, and after the initial expansion phase, absorbing them no longer significantly increases our strength. Quickly finish this battle and find higher-level prey!"

Pei Yan sensed this as well without Lin Junzhao's reminder. The source that surged into him after killing the enslavers began to grow slowly, "I understand. Let me take this opportunity to hone my combat skills and control over my abilities. Then, I'll focus on wiping them out and ending this battle."

After these words, Lin Junzhao no longer interrupted Pei Yan's fight. He became fully immersed in battle—shelling, shooting, earthquakes, lightning, slashing—in this complex combat environment, Pei Yan maneuvered across the battlefield, from initially being overwhelmed to later moving fluidly, he quickly lost interest in such fights.

As Bailang said, after the initial shock, these armed fighters' attacks, while initially remarkable, quickly lost their luster with short adaptation. Other than numerical superiority, inferior ability mimicry and single attack methods rendered them as powerful as a second-level ability user.

Uninterested, Pei Yan dodged the encircling attacks from the combatants, transformed into a stream of light, leapt out of the battle zone, and raised his hands, with several light screens flashing before him. Just about to attack, he suddenly remembered something, and his gaze flickered to a drone filming him, his tightly clenched hands opened, and the lit light screens gradually dimmed.

"Why didn't you use the trump card you've been pondering for so long? You were very excited about it back then," Lin Junzhao's voice suddenly sounded.

"Trump card? I want to save it for more suitable enemies. Besides, I've already mastered that ability skillfully. Now I want to try out the newly gained abilities. Wasn't it you who instructed Gu Shenghui to have me master them?" Pei Yan replied with a smile, recalling the file Gu Shenghui handed him that day.

Wen Xuewu, sixty-seven years old, with the ability of Senluo Wuxiang Gas, once used his power to create numerous appalling robberies, rape, and murder cases. According to the description of his ability, besides altering the air composition around him, he could freely transform air into whatever gas he had stored, mastering the transformation forms of various gases. Unlike other ability users, his power awakening was quite peculiar, as each awakening allowed him to store a new gas type within him for use.

This ability was truly lethal in the real world, killing invisibly. At the time, the Investigation Bureau sacrificed six investigators to capture him, leaving one with severe brain damage resulting in limb paralysis and debilitating brain dysfunction. This occurred when Wen Xuewu's awakening level was low, his education level was low, unaware of gas knowledge, and unable to contact more dangerous chemical products.

The Investigation Bureau assessed his ability as extremely dangerous. With slight utilization, he could become a walking biochemical weapon. Because of this, after being captured, he was detained in the most closely monitored prison of the Secret Prison, until Lin Junzhao negotiated with the Investigation Bureau, stripping this man's ability through a Divine Artifact and bestowing it on Pei Yan.